Services

Pediatric Therapy Services

AID's Pediatric Therapy program serves children, birth to 21 years of age, who exhibit a developmental delay, have a diagnosed condition such as Down Syndrome or Cerebral Palsy, or who come from a high-risk medical or environmental background. Adult services are also provided for individuals in need of Physical, Occupational, and/or Speech Therapies.

Translation for Spanish speaking families is available. A sliding fee scale is used based on state funding source requirements. Some third party funding is available for therapy and camp services.

Available Services:

  • Audiology Services: An audiologist assesses a child's ability to hear, and can identify hearing impairments in children over 6 months of age.
  • Occupational Therapy: Individuals learn and refine skills involving the arms and hands such as self-care and hand-eye coordination. Therapists assist with treatment and strategies to help children in sensory processing difficulties.
  • Physical Therapy: Individuals improve balance, strength, posture and motor-control.
  • Speech Therapy: Speech and Language Pathologists work with individuals who have communication challenges. Pathologists also work with infants to help them with feeding concerns.
  • Developmental Therapy: Therapists work with children (birth to age three) and their families on specific developmental goals.
  • Developmental Screenings: Assessment of fine and gross motor skills, speech and language level, and cognitive abilities. Free assessments by appointment.

Children Support Waiver

Created by the Illinois Department of Human Services, AID’s Children In-Home Support Program offers in-home support to children with developmental disabilities in order to prevent the child from being placed into more restrictive care.

The program is unique in that all services are individually customized to meet the needs of each child and his or her family.

The program provides the family with personal service workers, service facilitation and an array of other services management and advocacy each week. Services are tailored to meet the needs of each individual child and are provided in the home or other locations in the child’s community to achieve the most natural setting. A wide variety of options are available, including (but not limited to) tutoring, field trips, sports or other leisure opportunities.

Eligibility: The program serves children under the age of 18 with developmental disabilities who live at home and are at risk of being residentially placed. Families must live in Kane or Kendall counties. Services are available regardless financial ability.

Resources for staff

Camp Forever

Camp Brochure | Camper Application | Counselor Application

The Association for Individual Development’s Camp Forever is an overnight summer camp experience for youth between the ages of 8 and 18 with physical disabilities or developmental delays. Camp Forever is held at Camp Algonquin in Algonquin, IL. Camper activities include: games, nature studies, hiking, special events, campfires, arts & crafts, music, dancing, sports, swimming and riding bikes (Project Mobility).

Please see below for a statement about this year's camp cancellation:

Dear Camp Forever Campers, Counselors, and Families,

It is with a sad heart that I have to announce that the 2008 session of Camp Forever has been cancelled. At this point and time, participation levels have not been sufficient to financially be able to operate the camp. We understand that this change in plans will cause some inconvenience to everyone who had planned to attend. Unfortunately, the response to our camp and our marketing has not met expectations.

Attached is a reference sheet with other summer camps for persons with disabilities. Hopefully you will be able to find opportunities at one of those camps. If you sent in a deposit, it will be returned to you within a month.

I am very grateful for the volunteers we had over the years, and enjoyed working with all the campers. The Association for Individual Development will take time to re-evaluate the camp and decide if it is a program that we can again offer in the future. Until then, I thank you all for the dedication you have shown.

Respectfully Yours,
Diana Hulst, Director

Children's Mental Health Directory

AID has created a directory of local agencies that serve the mental health needs of children. Click here to view the directory as a .pdf file.

We are working to get this directory updated sometime over the next several months. If you would like to be included in this directory, please contact us to let us know.